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    External Private Scholarships

    How Outside Scholarships Affect Your Financial Aid Package

    Getting an outside, or private scholarship can reduce the amount of financial aid you need to receive from your college, but that does not mean that you will have to pay a bigger share of your college costs. It's actually a pretty cool exchange. Scholarship dollars replace financial-aid dollars!

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    What is an Outside Scholarship?

    An outside scholarship is a scholarship awarded by an organization other than the government or your college. These scholarships are usually sponsored by employers or community organizations, for example and should be reported to your college's financial aid office in order to prevent what is called an "overaward". If all the aid a student receives ends up being $300 or more above what is needed, the college must reduce the aid it offers. It is up to your college to decide what type of financial aid to reduce or cut if you receive an outside scholarship.

    Trying to find scholarships?  Find information about other scholarships and/or scholarship searches that are available to you.  

    Scholarship search engines have proven to be a very useful resource for helping students to locate scholarships.  Please note that most of the scholarship search websites require the applicant to complete a profile.  They then use the information provided to match the student with possible scholarship opportunities.  

    Keep the following in mind as you begin your quest for gifts that don't need to be repaid:

    1.  Be extremely cautious as you search for scholarships!

    2.  Protect yourself from scholarship scams!

    3.  Avoid websites or applications that require a fee!

    Use these helpful links to connect you to what you're looking for!

    • Careers and Colleges
    • College Board
    • College Scholarships
    • Fastweb
    • CollegeNet (Mach25)
    • Sallie Mae College Ahead
    • Scholarship Monkey
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    • UNIGO

    Indiana Scholarship Foundations

    Many community foundations offer scholarships for students from or living in their geographic focus. Listed below are all community foundations found in Indiana. If you are not a resident of Indiana, we highly suggest you contact your local community foundation and ask about potential scholarship opportunities.

    • Indiana Scholarship Foundations by County
      Foundation Name Geographic Focus
      Adams County Community Foundation Adams County, IN
      The Blue River Community Foundation, Inc. Shelby County, IN
      Brown County Community Foundation Brown County, IN
      Cass County Community Foundation Cass County, IN
      Centeral Indiana Community Foundation Hamilton and Marion Counties, IN
      The Clinton County Community Foundation Clinton County, IN
      Community Foundation Alliance, Inc. Indiana
      Community Foundation of Bloomington & Monroe County, Inc. Bloomington, IN; Monroe County, IN
      The Community Foundation of Boone County Boone County, IN
      Community Foundation of Crawford County Nationwide; Indiana
      Community Foundation of Grant County Grant County, IN
      Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne Allen County, IN
      The Community Foundation of Greater Lafayette Tippecanoe, IN and surrouding counties
      The Community Foundation of Howard County, Inc. Howard County, IN
      The Community Foundation of Jackson County Jackson County, IN
      Community Foundation of Madison and Jefferson County, Inc. Madison, IN; Jefferson County, IN
      Community Foundation of Morgan County Morgan County, IN
      The Community Foundation of Muncie & Delaware County, Inc. Delaware and Muncie counties, IN
      Community Foundation of Randolph County, Inc. Randolph County, IN
      Community Foundation of Southern Indiana Clark, Floyd and Harrison Counties, IN
      Community Foundation of St. Joseph County St. Joseph County, IN
      Community Foundation of Switzerland County, Inc. Switzerland County, IN
      Community Foundation of Wabash County Wabash County, IN
      Community Foundation Partnership, Inc. Lawrence and Martin Counties, IN
      Crown Point Community Foundation Crown Point and South Lake County Area, IN
      Dearborn County Community Foundation, Inc. Dearborn County, IN
      Decatur County Community Foundation, Inc. Decatur County, IN
      DeKalb County Community Foundation, Inc. DeKalb County, IN
      Dubois County Community Foundation, Inc. Dubois County, IN
      Community Foundation of Elkhart County Elkhart County, IN
      Fayette County Foundation Connersille, IN; Fayette County, IN
      Franklin County Community Foundation, Inc. Franklin County, IN
      The Greater Cincinnati Foundation (GCF) Dearborn County, IN
      Greene County Foundation, Inc. Green County, IN
      Hancock County Community Foundation, Inc. Hancock County, IN
      Harrison County Community Foundation Harrison County, IN
      Hendricks County Community Foundation Hendricks County, IN
      Henry County Community Foundation, Inc. Henry County, IN
      Heritage Fund: The Community Foundation of Bartholomew County Bartholomew County, IN
      Huntingburg Foundation Dubois County, IN; Huntingburg, IN
      Huntington County Community Foundation, Inc. Huntington County, IN
      The Indianapolis Foundation Marion County, IN
      The Jasper Foundation, Inc. Jasper and Newton Counties, IN
      Jennings County Community Foundation, Inc. Jennings County, IN
      Johnson County Community Foundation, Inc. Johnson County, IN
      Kosciusko County Community Foundation Kosciusko County, IN and vicinity
      Lagrange County Community Foundation Lagrange County, IN
      Legacy Foundation, Inc. Gary, IN; Hobart, IN; Lake County, IN
      Madison County Community Foundaiton Madison County, IN
      Marshall County Community Foundation Marshall County, IN
      Montgomery County Community Foundation Montgomery County, IN
      Noble County Community Foundation Noble County, IN
      Northern Indiana Community Foundation Fulton, Miami and Starke Counties, IN
      Ohio County Community Foundation, Inc. Ohio County, IN
      Orange County Community Foundation, Inc. Orange County, IN
      Owen County Community Foundation, Inc. Owen County, IN
      Parke County Community Foundation, Inc. Parke County, IN
      The Porter County Community Foundation, Inc. Porter County, IN
      The Portland Foundation Jay County, IN
      Pulaski County Community Foundation Pulaski County, IN
      The Putnam County Community Foundation Putnam County, IN
      Ripley County Community Foundation, Inc. Ripley County, IN
      Rush County Community Foundation Rush County, IN
      Scott County Community Foundation Scott County, IN
      South Madison Community Foundation South Madison County, IN
      Steuben County Community Foundation Steuben County, IN
      Tipton County Foundation, Inc. Tipton County, IN
      Union County Foundation, Inc. Union County, IN
      Unity Foundation of LaPorte County, Inc. Laporte County, IN
      Vermillion County Community Foundation Vermillion County, IN
      Wabash Valley Community Foundation, Inc. Clay, Sullivan and Vigo Counties, IN
      Warren County Community Foundation, Inc. Warren County, IN
      The Washington County Community Foundation Washington County, IN
      Wayne County Foundation, Inc. Wayne County, IN
      Wells County Foundation, Inc. Wells County, IN
      Western Indiana Community Foundation, Inc. Covington, IN
      Whitley County Community Foundation Whitley County, IN

    Ohio Scholarship Foundations

    Many community foundations offer scholarships for students from or living in their geographic focus. Listed below are some community foundations found in Ohio. If yours is not listed, we highly recommend you find and contact your community foundation about any scholarships they might offer.

    • Ohio Scholarship Foundations by County
      Foundation Name Geographic Focus
      The Community Foundation of Shelby County Shelby County, OH
      The Darke Community Foundation Darke County, OH
      The Dayton Foundation Dayton, OH
      The Greater Cincinnati Foundation Cincinnati, OH
      Mercer County Civic Foundation Mercer County, OH
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